Course Catalog

3 credits

This course addresses itself to the historical emergence of American Sign Language, to ASL sign principles and the linguistic structure of the language. The application of these principles in building expressive and receptive signing skills will be emphasized. 

3 credits

To introduce further the various sign language systems used by the Deaf community. Cultural factors influencing the language and structure differences will be discussed. To further introduce the grammatical structure of the language and the expansion of vocabulary in the production of language in a variety of situations leading towards conversational fluency. Prerequisite: ASLE 102. 

3 credits

As an introductory course in sign language, students will become aware of the many interpreting settings. Emphasis will be placed on the roles, responsibilities, and ethics of interpreting in a variety of settings. Students will learn how interpreters approach their work, the challenges of mediating ASL and English. The interpreting process models, history and professionalism on interpreting will be addressed. 

3 credits

The course is an advanced course in ASL designed to develop the student’s ability to master the semantics of ASL. The focus will be on the skills and knowledge necessary to effectively translate passages from either spoken or written English into American Sign Language. Student production skills will be evaluated via videotape. Students will also be required to attend Deaf events and be involved in the Deaf community. Prerequisites: ASLE 103. 

3 credits

This course consists of intensive receptive skills in complex grammatical structures, semantics, and idioms. The focus will be to advance skills in translating ASL structure from English paragraphs and be able to recognize ASL idioms. The course requires a class presentation and videotape analysis. Students will also be required to attend Deaf events and be involved in the Deaf community. Prerequisites: ASLE 201. 

1 credit

This course integrates practical/experiential work with academic work. The course is designed to help students learn the art of program planning while serving in positions of responsibility for planning the upcoming Student-Run Interpreting Conference held on campus.

1 credit

Students will learn and handle the real-world impact of their decisions leading up to, during, and after the student-run interpreting conference. Students will navigate the various committee roles and interactions with a variety of vendors, consumers, participants, interpreters, etc. While working in two different languages (ASL and English) and two different cultures (Deaf and non-deaf), students will be challenged to not only problem solve but to follow their Code of Professional Conduct, Demand Control Schema, and Hearing Allyship. Prerequisite: ASL 210

1 credit

This course serves as an introduction to performing arts by offering an overview as well as a concentration in theater. Students will go through the 10 step discourse analysis and engage in deliberate practice to deliver a clear interpretation. Students will interpret a Mount Aloysius College performance with a student team interpreter which will be overseen by a State Registered Interpreter. Students within ASLEI major are required to earn two credits for the course by completing both the fall and spring semesters. Prerequisites: ASLE 202 and ASLE 260.

3 credits

This is the first course in the practical application series of courses to learn the art and science of ASL/English interpreting. This course is designed to provide students with an intensive study of the fundamental skills necessary to eventually perform simultaneous interpretation. The cognitive skills will include memorization, multitasking, and monitoring. The language skills to be learned will include cloze, abstracting, decalage, transcoding, register variation, paraphrasing, and articulation. Along with various theories related to interpretation, the Process Models of Interpreting will be learned and the ethics of interpreting will be covered. This course requires student research. Prerequisite: ASLE 108. 

3 credits

This course is designed to provide students with an intensive study and practical application of translating frozen texts and videos from American Sign Language to English and from English to American Sign Language. Translation offers generous amounts of time to complete the act of retrieving the meaning of the message and presenting it into the target language. Prerequisite: ASLE 201, ASLE 240. 

3 credits

The course will expand the student’s vocabulary in American Sign Language and develop the student’s American Sign Language skills and conversational fluency. Students will be assessed on their receptive/ expressive language development and advanced skill enhancement. Students are required to get involved with Deaf community. Prerequisites: ASLE 202. 

3 credits

This course is a continuation of American Sign Language V, with an additional focus on narrative skills. Prerequisites: ASLE 300, ASLE 310. 

3 credits

This course introduces issues in linguistics by examining the structural properties of American Sign Language and by comparing it with other languages having similar properties. Students will study the linguistic functions of phonology, morphology, derivation and inflection, complex verbs, classifiers, verb modulations, semantics, and syntax. Prerequisites: ASLE 202. 

3 credits

This course is designed to provide students with an intensive study and practical application of consecutive interpreting monologues and dialogues from American Sign Language to English and from English to American Sign Language. Interpretation in this case begins after the source message is completed and allows for a controlled amount of time between the source and the interpretation. Prerequisite: ASLE 202, ASLE 260. 

3 credits

This course is designed to provide students with an intensive study and practical application of simultaneously interpreting monologues and dialogues from American Sign Language to English and from English to American Sign Language. Interpretation in this case begins before the source message is completed and continues while the source message continues. Prerequisite: ASLE 300, ASLE 340. 

1 credit

This is the third course of the Student-Led Conference series. After students complete the first two courses, they have the foundation ad real-life experience of running an interpreting conference from start to finish. Students in this course are able to see the process from a student's perspective. They will now have the opportunity to mentor the students in Foundations of Cooperation and Collaboration in Event Planning. Students will learn how to advise, develop, and implement training for a student who is serving in a similar role as they did during their prior conference experience. Prerequisites: ASLE 210 and ASLE 220/

3 credits

Students will discuss various factors of the interpreting profession. Topics will include but are not limited to: professional organizations, interpreter certification, contextual factors in relation to the art of interpreting, job market analysis, time management, business management, profession behavior, consumer attitudes and beliefs, role and function of the interpreter, and ethical codes that apply to the profession of interpreting. Students will also observe working interpreters and perform some interpretations within the community under the supervision of professional interpreters. This will offer an opportunity to prepare for entering the interpreting field. Students will also physically and mentally prepare for their state and national certification exams. Prerequisite: ASLE 350. 

3 credits

This course provides practice and development of transliteration: simultaneous and consecutive interpretation. The course will include the study of various models of the interpreting and transliterating processes, problems of linguistic and communicative equivalence, historical foundations, and professional issues. Focus will be on manually-coded English systems including: Signed English, Signing Exact English (SEE2) and the Rochester Method. Prerequisite: ASLE 350  

12 credits

Students are placed in a full-time setting preferably at a residential school for the Deaf for an entire semester. Students will have duties assigned both in the classroom and in the dormitory. Internship sites will be determined the previous semester. Prerequisites: ASLE 410, ASLE 415, Approval of Department Chairperson. 

3 credits

This course is taken in conjunction with ASLE 450. Student will complete their professional portfolios, seek employment, understand the job market, create a plan to complete certification, and have all the tools necessary for their careers. Prerequisites: ASLE 410 and ASLE 415.